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• the present invention relates to linings and liners made of graphite and other refractory materials for the production of aluminum by carbothermic reduction of alumina.
• AI4C 3 + Al 2 0 3 6 Al + 3 CO (3).
• Reaction (2) takes place at temperatures between 1900 and 2000 °C.
• the actual aluminum producing reaction (3) takes place at temperatures of 2200 °C and above; the reaction rate increases with increasing temperature.
• volatile Al species including Al 2 0 are formed in reactions (2) and (3) and are carried away with the off gas. Unless recovered, these volatile species represent a loss in the yield of aluminum. Both reactions (2) and (3) are endothermic.
• the molten bath of AI 4 C 3 and AI2O 3 flows under an underflow partition wall into a high-temperature compartment, where reaction (3) takes place.
• the thus generated aluminum forms a layer on the top of a molten slag layer and is tapped from the high- temperature compartment.
• the off-gases from the low-temperature compartment and from the high-temperature compartment, which contain Al vapor and volatile AI 2 O are reacted in a separate vapor recovery units to form AI 4 C 3 , which is re-injected into the low-temperature compartment.
• the energy necessary to maintain the temperature in the low-temperature compartment can be provided by way of high intensity resistance heating such as through graphite electrodes submerged into the molten bath.
• the energy necessary to maintain the temperature in the high-temperature compartment can be provided by a plurality of pairs of electrodes substantially horizontally arranged in the sidewalls of that compartment of the reaction vessel.
• the frozen slag layer is only formed after some initial start-up procedures during which the steel shell would be heavily attacked by the molten slag.
• the melt furnace atmosphere is under pressure and contains substantial amounts of CO gas which easily diffuses through the frozen slag and then attacks the steel surface.
• the above-described safety system would regularly cause power shut-offs making it difficult to run an efficient and continuous production process.
• the extremely hot molten slag reaches the steel shell it is a difficult task to cool the system down by the mere use of water spraying devices.
• the object is to provide inner linings to the steel shell of carbothermic reduction furnaces for the production of alumina, in particular linings made of refractory material and graphite, which provide protection against the molten slag, which do not contaminate the melt, which are not attacked by the CO-rich melt furnace atmosphere, and which provide an effective heat dissipation system in case of a power shut-off.
• a reactor vessel for a carbothermic reduction furnace in particular for the carbothermic reduction of alumina.
• the vessel comprises: an outer shell having an inner wall surface; and a lining structure disposed on the inner wall surface and protecting the outer shell against attack from molten slag inside the reactor vessel, the lining having a relatively thick base layer of graphite disposed on the inner wall surface and a relatively thin refractory material layer on the base layer of graphite and in intimate contact therewith.
• the lining structure has a thermal conductivity of at least 35 W/m-K and, preferably, within the range of between 120 W/m-K and 200 W/m-K.
• the lining structure is specifically configured for carbothermic reduction of alumina.
• the outer shell is a steel shell and the lining structure is formed to protect the molten slag of alumina against iron contamination from the steel shell and the steel shell against CO attack.
• the lining structure is preferably configured to be substantially resistant to CO attack and to have a low Fe content of less than 0.1% by weight.
• the refractory material layer is a corundum layer.
• the corundum layer is formed of corundum and approximately 25 % by weight Sialon.
• the corundum layer may be formed as a coating layer or it may be formed of a plurality of thin corundum tiles attached to the base layer of graphite with a high- temperature glue based on graphite particles dispersed in a resin (e.g., phenolic resin, furanic, epoxy).
• a resin e.g., phenolic resin, furanic, epoxy
• a method of producing a lining structure for a carbothermic reduction furnace comprises: mixing a major proportion of calcined low-iron coke with a minor proportion of pitch at a temperature above a softening point of the pitch and forming (e.g., extruding) the mixture into one or more blocks; calcining the blocks to form calcined blocks; impregnating the calcined blocks with impregnation pitch, rebaking the impregnated blocks, calcining the blocks, and machining the calcined blocks;
• the mixing step comprises providing approximately 82 parts of anode grade coke and approximately 18 parts pitch and mixing at a temperature of approximately 150°C.
• the coating step comprises coating with a slurry of approximately 75% finely ground corundum and approximately 25% Sialon particles, and heat treating the slurry at a temperature of approximately 2500°C.
• the graphite block is calcined at a calcining temperature above 2800 °C.
• the invention provided for linings made of graphite and other refractory material for the production of aluminum by carbothermic reduction of alumina.
• the graphite linings are in direct contact with an outer steel shell and the refractory material linings are in intimate contact with the graphite lining.
• the thermal conductivity should be at least 35 W/m-K and it is preferably in the range 120 W/m-K and 200 W/m-K.
• the novel refractory material linings are chemically and physically resistant against the molten slag.
• the preferred lining is thus formed with corundum (aluminum oxide), and more preferably with corundum bonded by 25% Sialon.
• the material can be corundum, which is a special form of aluminum oxide (Al 2 0 3 ).
• corundum is a special form of aluminum oxide (Al 2 0 3 ).
• reaction (1) it is, however, consumed to slight extent during start-up before a frozen slag layer finally forms and protects its surface from further consumption.
• Sialon-bonded corundum is commercially available, by way of example, from Saint-Gobain Ceramics, which provides such materials for use as ceramic cups in blast furnaces.
• Sialon is a silicon nitride ceramic with a small percentage of aluminum oxide added.
• Sialon is Si (6 - ⁇ ) Al x O ⁇ N( 8-X ), with x ⁇ 4.2.
• the benefit of Sialon, in this context, is a dramatic improvement in thermal stability and overall corrosion resistance that are conferred by high x values.
• the melt may overheat, thus melting the frozen slag layer on the inner corundum lining which is then being gradually consumed.
• the adjacent graphite lining exhibiting very good thermal conductivity, would quickly dissipate the heat in the axial as well as in the radial direction to the outer parts of the furnace.
• the graphite gets attacked by the melt eventually broken through the thin corundum lining, the melt temperature will have already significantly dropped to a point where it will start forming a frozen slag layer. Even if this effect is locally somewhat delayed, at temperatures below about 1000°C the graphite material provides an effective barrier against further chemical attack by the melt.
• Graphite linings commonly used for blast furnaces and other applications contain more than 0.1 % Fe. Since the pressurized hot carbothermic reduction furnace atmosphere is saturated with CO gas, it will leak through the inner corundum lining and preferably react with the Fe-containing domains of the graphite lining. To ensure longevity of the graphite lining, it should contain only traces of Fe of less than 0.1 %.
• a low-iron coke more preferably anode coke, is used as the raw material to reach the required purity level of the final graphite lining.
• Anode grade coke is a very pure coke with a minimal iron content.
• Fig. 1 is a partial perspective view of a graphite lining block with a protective refractory layer on one surface of the block;
• Fig. 2A is a partial sectional view taken through a lining block with a corundum coating formed on one surface of the block;
• Fig. 2B is a similar section taken through a furnace lining with the protective refractory layer formed of corundum tile glued to the block; and Fig. 3 is a partial section taken through the wall of a reactor vessel with a steel shell and a lining structure according to the invention.
• a graphite block 1 forming a building block for the lining according to the invention.
• the graphite block 1 carries a thin protective refractory layer 2 on one of its surfaces.
• the protective layer 2 is a corundum layer in the form of a coating layer or a tile layer.
• the protective layer 2 is very thin relative to the graphite block 1.
• the thickness of the layer 2 is more than two orders of magnitude, and typically nearly three orders of magnitude, less than the thickness of the block 1.
• the corundum coating is about 3 mm thick and the corundum tile layer is about 0.5 to 2 mm thick.
• the graphite block in one preferred embodiment, is about 1.2 m (1200 mm) thick.
• the protective layer 2 is a coating layer 3 that forms an intimate bond with the graphite block 1.
• a slurry of approx. 75% fine powder of corundum and approx. 25% Sialon is deposited on the block 1 and then baked at a temperature of approx. 2500°C.
• the resulting coating coating layer 3 has a thickness of approx. 3 mm.
• the protective layer 2 may also be formed by gluing corundum tiles 4 on the graphite block 1.
• the corundum tiles 4 have a thickness of 0.5 - 1 mm. They are rather thin, because the protective layer 2 is primarily important for protecting the furnace shell and, more specifically, the graphite block 1, during the initial start-up.
• the tiles 4 may have a flat dimension of 75 mm x 75 mm or 100 mm x 100 mm.
• the tiles 4 are glued to the block 1 with a high-temperature cement 5.
• the high- temperature cement, or high-temp glue consists of about 50 % (w/w) finely ground graphite particles and resin which, upon complete processing, becomes carbonized.
• the resin may be a phenolic-based resin, or furanic resin, or epoxy resin.
• a partial section of a steel shell 6 of a carbothermic reduction furnace The lining on the inner wall surface of the shell is formed of a plurality of graphite blocks 1 that are glued to the steel shell 6 and to one another with a high-temperature cement or glue 7.
• the protective layer 2 on the tightly placed blocks 1 forms a contiguous protective layer with narrow grout lines of high-temperature glue 7.
• the same cement 7 may be used to glue the blocks to the steel shell 6 and to glue the blocks 1 together. It is important, thereby, to assure that the glue is high-temperature resistant, and does not impair the high thermal conductivity of the liner structure. In other words, the cement 7 has to exhibit good thermal conductivity.
• the graphite linings expand slightly and this pressure as well as the heat achieve curing of the cement 7. This assures sufficient tightness in between the blocks 1 and good thermal contact also to the steel shell.
• the furnace is used for carbothermic reduction of alumina.
• the hot melt 9 contains a mixture of carbon (C), aluminum oxide (A1 2 O3), and aluminum carbide (AI 4 C 3 ).
• the illustration also includes a frozen slag layer 8 that forms during regular operation of the furnace.
• Example 2 A graphite block obtained according to example 1 was machined to blocks of 1m x 1m (height x width) and 1.2 m depth. One of the 1m x 1m surfaces was coated with a slurry of 75% finely ground corundum and 25% Sialon particles which was heat treated to final temperatures above 2500 °C. The thus obtained coating had a thickness of 3 mm.
• the coated graphite lining was joined by high-temperature glue with other graphite linings manufactured in the same manner to a solid lining wall inside a carbothermic reduction furnace steel shell.

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